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fperrine t1_j55a7tb wrote

I see you're coming from downtown. Newark Ave hill has bike lanes on both sides. It's a healthy challenge. You can also go into Hoboken and take New York Ave (I thought it used to be Ravine, so that's confusing) or Mountain Rd. The latter is the steeper of all these options, but it also has a large staircase as well. And if you really want to head through HBK, the 9th Street Lightrail stop has an elevator that goes up the cliff. There is also technically the 14th Street viaduct, but I personally only go down it, not up, for safety concerns.

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aa043 t1_j55qlw1 wrote

Safety concerns should not be neglected. Too many terrible drivers on NJ roads. 14th street viaduct has many speeders.

Be extra careful when crossing route 139, a short highway section dividing JC with numerous traffic violations daily that are ignored.

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fperrine t1_j55qz8e wrote

14th Street just doesn't have good bicycle infrastructure, sadly, which is really only a problem during rush hour when the elevator is full.

You can actually go under the 139 ramp to avoid the scary intersections. It's a much better route with growing bike lanes to the new housing developments.

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